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  • Reviews: The Clothesline by Orbie & The House at the End of the Road by Kari Rust

    Reviews: The Clothesline by Orbie & The House at the End of the Road by Kari Rust

    New kid’s books on the review docket! I have two lovely and wonderfully illustrated children’s titles here- from Canadian creators!- courtesy of OwlKids Books: Orbie’s The Clothesline and Kari Rust’s The House at the End of the Road. Happy reading! Author and illustrator Orbie hails from Quebec, and you may be familiar with the children’s… Read more


    October 14, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    beginning readers, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, funny, graphic novels, great, kari rust, orbie, picture books, reviews
  • Blog Tour Stop for Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House!

    Blog Tour Stop for Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House!

    Welcome to one of the stops on the Raincoast Books blog tour for bestselling author Leigh Bardugo‘s debut- and eagerly anticipated!- adult fantasy novel, Ninth House. Read on for my thoughts on the novel, and please be sure to take a look at the postcard at the bottom of the post and check out the… Read more


    October 8, 2019

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, blog tour, fantasy, leigh bardugo, reviews, very good
  • Coming up: Blog Tour for Leigh Bardugo’s NINTH HOUSE!

    Coming up: Blog Tour for Leigh Bardugo’s NINTH HOUSE!

    Hi everyone! I am delighted to be one of the participants in the upcoming Raincoast Books blog tour for bestselling author Leigh Bardugo‘s debut adult fantasy novel, Ninth House (Alex Stern #1)! The blog tour for Ninth House begins on October 7th, stops by Rimpy Reads and yours truly, Fab Book Reviews, on October 8th,… Read more


    October 4, 2019

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    Adult Fiction
    adult fiction, blog tour, fantasy, horror, leigh bardugo
  • Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino

    Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino

    Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 3, 2019 by Princeton Architectural Press Book Description: Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who… Read more


    October 3, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    andrea d’aquino, art, biographical picture books, Children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, read alouds, reviews, ruth asawa
  • Fairies versus Unicorns: Ashley Spires’ Fairy Science and Cale Atkinson’s Unicorns 101!

    Fairies versus Unicorns: Ashley Spires’ Fairy Science and Cale Atkinson’s Unicorns 101!

    It’s decision time, dear readers! It’s come to a magical showdown between FAIRIES and UNICORNS! Let’s say that you’ve been asked to pick a team between fairies and unicorns…which would you choose?! Would you be Team Fairy or would you be Team Unicorn? It’s not an easy choice to make, but I have picture book… Read more


    September 25, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    ashley spires, cale atkinson, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, fairies, funny, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, unicorns
  • Graphic Novel Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang

    Graphic Novel Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang

    Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 10, 2019 by First Second. Book Description: Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But… Read more


    September 18, 2019

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    Children’s
    children’s, excellent, graphic novels, jen wang, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway! Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks

    Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway! Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks

    It’s time for a look at an excellent new, perfect-for-fall graphic novel as well as a giveaway! Read on for my thoughts on Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks’ Pumpkinheads as well as information on how to enter to win a copy of it! Thank you to my friends at Raincoast Books for generously providing… Read more


    September 13, 2019

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary, excellent, faith erin hicks, giveaways, graphic novels, rainbow rowell, reviews, Young Adult
  • Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Gallery Books, imprint of Simon & Schuster. Thank you! Publication: August 6, 2019 by Gallery/Scout Press. Book Description: When Rowan stumbles across an ad for a live-in nanny, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity… Read more


    September 6, 2019

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, mystery, reviews, ruth ware, suspense, thriller, very good
  • Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

    Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

    Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: May 14, 2019 by Penguin Teen Canada/Penguin Random House Canada Book Description: When Walt Whitman fan Jonathan Hopkirk and football player Adam “Kurl” Kurlansky are partnered together in a weekly pen pal assignment, they don’t expect to… Read more


    September 1, 2019

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary ya, reviews, sarah henstra, very good, Young Adult
  • Picture Book Reviews: A Stone Sat Still & Rabbit and the Motorbike

    Picture Book Reviews: A Stone Sat Still & Rabbit and the Motorbike

    Reviews are here for two soon-to-be-released and eagerly anticipated picture books! Courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books, I have the delight of talking about: Brendan Wenzel‘s A Stone Sat Still, and Rabbit and the Motorbike from Kate Hoefler and Sarah Jacoby. Happy reading! A stone sat still with the water, grass, and dirt and… Read more


    August 26, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    brendan wenzel, children’s, excellent, kate hoefler, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sarah jacoby, very good
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